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Sri Lanka Rain, T20 World Cup 2026: T20 World Cup 2026 will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will start from 7th February and the first match will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands in Sri Lanka. But before the T20 World Cup, there was rain havoc in Sri Lanka, due to which the first T20 between England and Sri Lanka was stopped. Before the World Cup, rain in Sri Lanka can prove to be a big worry for the fans.
Let us tell you that the first match of the three-match T20 series between England and Sri Lanka was to start at 7 pm Indian time on Friday (30 January), but due to rain the match could not start on time. The toss for the match was to be at 6:30, but due to rain the toss has not been done yet.
Bad news from Sri Lanka… https://t.co/nDyM9iSQCU pic.twitter.com/p0j1FD151k
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 30, 2026
continuous rain continues
According to the latest update, it is raining continuously. Leave aside the start of the match, there is no update even regarding the toss. Let us tell you that Team India has to play a league stage match against Pakistan in Sri Lanka. The match between India and Pakistan will be played in Colombo on 15 February. This will probably be the most high voltage match of the tournament in the league stage. Fans love to watch the match between India and Pakistan.
The situation when we arrived at The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium this evening 😳 pic.twitter.com/eqhnDH79UB
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 30, 2026
All matches of Pakistan in Sri Lanka
Many matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup are to be played in Sri Lanka. Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka only. If rain is seen during the tournament then the World Cup may become difficult for Pakistan. Now it will be interesting to see how the weather is in Sri Lanka during the T20 World Cup.
It is noteworthy that World Cup matches will be played at a total of 3 venues in Sri Lanka. There will be two grounds in Colombo. Apart from this, there is a ground in Pallekele.